[TPIN] Ok, rephrase

[Michael Anderson]

VERY cool Andrew. You sound to me like you have your head screwed on real
tight and that you are a great path. Excellent!

Can you tell me what kind of endurance routine you are working on?

MA

> From: Andrew Stewart <ghoulfish at gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:00:18 -0700
> To: <tpin at tpin.okcu.edu>
> Subject: [TPIN] Ok, rephrase
> 
> Ok, Just so everyone knows,
> I do have a teacher, I just wanted to ask some other people before commiting
> to trying out a bunch of mouthpeices - I like to do some research and there
> are a whole lot more trumpet players on this list than my 1 teacher. My
> teacher does alot of high gig work also and plays a much
> shallower mouthpeice than I do, so I am also unsure of any biases he may or
> may not have.
> 
> I don't want to be a mouthpeice collector with a bazillion mouthpeices for
> 100 different things.
> 
> A third point I want to make clear is: *I don't want a mouthpiece to extend
> my range by even one note.* When I finally develop a larger range I want to
> have earned it. Right now its pointless to have a screamer range just to
> show off to a bunch of kids.
> 
> I have been working on endurance exercises also, I'm trying to explore every
> aspect and avenue I can. I would much rather not have to buy a new
> mouthpiece and just develop the technique all on my own. But I had to ask to
> see if I was making life too hard for myself - doing more harm trying to
> force the endurance to come.
> 
> I know that you guys get allot of kids coming in looking for a magical, no
> work approach to screamers and magical equipment. I understand when you say
> "get a teacher" and stop talking like an idiot. I've had to deal with all
> high note macho trumpet crap and the magic mouthpiece ever since I started.
> I can't play as high as others in my section but I still retain lead because
> I focus on the technique.
> 
> Hopefully that cleared something up - again thanks for the input